Sorry Sony, but your Google TV remote is just plain ugly

We’re quite giddy about Google TV and the possibilities of bundling together digital media, on-demand and rental television with the web and apps. For the first time in a long time, it looks like Google are creating something sexy, something consumers would want in their home – which is more than can be said for the Google TV controller revealed by Sony in readiness for the launch.

Just look at it. Could this piece of plastic be anymore a) complicated, or b) ugly?

it seems like they’ve done a good job to be fair. keyboard at the bottom, with navigation & functionality at the top. even that looks simple, with what looks like simple tv commands, 1 d-pad for moving a cursor, and another for web-browsing. it even seems like a good size with enough reach to all the keys.

what do you want on a web-based tv? a number pad with text-style input? that won’t get old fast.

Good grief, look at all the UX experts in this forum! Sorry guys, this is complicated by any definition. If you think it isn;t then you have defined yourself as a geek and therefore excluded yourself from being able to comment on designs intended for use in the real world. Jo Public will not use this. People struggle with remotes with 4 or 5 buttons on them, they certainly dont want a bloody keyboard.